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Different Graphs' Advantage - Disadvantage

The document outlines the advantages and disadvantages of various graph types including line plots, bar graphs, stem plots, histograms, pie charts, box plots, scatter plots, and line graphs. Each graph type has specific strengths such as ease of data visibility and representation of relationships, but also limitations like impracticality for large datasets and loss of specific data values. The summary provides a comprehensive overview of how each graph can be effectively used or may fall short in data representation.

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Different Graphs' Advantage - Disadvantage

The document outlines the advantages and disadvantages of various graph types including line plots, bar graphs, stem plots, histograms, pie charts, box plots, scatter plots, and line graphs. Each graph type has specific strengths such as ease of data visibility and representation of relationships, but also limitations like impracticality for large datasets and loss of specific data values. The summary provides a comprehensive overview of how each graph can be effectively used or may fall short in data representation.

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Different graphs' advantage/disadvantage

Line plot: (dot plot)


● Advantages/Strengths
○ • Quick and easy way to organize the data so that the distribution of the data can
be easily seen (i.e., clusters of data, gaps in data, or bell shaped distribution)
○ • Every piece of data is visible
○ • Mean, median, mode, and range or spread of data easily determined
○ • A working draft that can be easily used to create a pictograph, bar graph, or
other representation
○ • Can be created while tallying the data if the range is known
● Limitations
○ • Not practical for very large data sets
○ • Not practical for data with a large number of data values

Bar Graph:
● Advantages/Strengths
○ • Similar to line plot but more practical for large data sets with few data values
○ • Exact data can be reconstructed if data have not been grouped into categories
○ • Distribution of data can be easily seen (i.e.,clusters of data, gaps in data, or
bell-shaped distribution)
○ • Range or spread of data is easily determined
○ • Mode(s) can be quickly seen
○ • Mean and median can be determined with some effort
○ • Can be used to represent numerical or categorical data
● Limitations
○ • Not practical for data with a large number of data values
○ • Two coordinates must be read to fully understand the graph
○ • Data have to be tallied prior to creating graph
○ • Scaling, labeling, and readability need to be considered when creating this
graph

Stem plot:
● Advantages/Strengths
○ • Exact data can be reconstructed
○ • Easier to see the shape of the data when the number of data values and size of
data set are about the same
○ • Groups data values using their digits
○ • Distribution of data can easily be seen (i.e., clusters of data, gaps in data, or
bell- shaped distribution)
○ • Range or spread of data is easily determined
○ • Mean, median, and mode can be calculated
○ • Back-to-back graphs of this kind can compare two different sets of data
● Limitations
○ • Not practical for very large data sets since sorting and reorganizing data can be
time-consuming
○ • More restrictive than histograms are since the size of their classes (groups) is
based on their last digits. Histograms are not restricted to any class length.

Histogram:
● Advantages/Strengths
○ • Convenient for representing large quantities of data
○ • General distribution of data can be quickly seen
○ • Similar to stem-and-leaf plots but without the specific data values
○ • Size of classes is not restricted
● Limitations
○ • Specific data values are lost—data cannot be reconstructed
○ • Appearance of the data's distribution can be manipulated depending on
numbering scale used
○ • Exact mean, median, mode, and range cannot be determined

Pie chart:
● Advantages/Strengths
○ • Shows the part-to-whole relationship between data
○ • Clusters numerical data into groups
○ • Easier to see the fraction of the data satisfying certain conditions
● Limitations
○ • Specific data values are lost—data cannot be reconstructed
○ • Exact mean, median, mode, and range of original numerical data cannot be
determined

Box plot:
● Advantages/Strengths
○ • Effective representation for large quantities of data
○ • Range can be determined
○ • Outliers can be revealed(showed)
○ • Median and interquartile ranges are easily identified
○ • Plots using different sets of data can be easily compared when graphed on the
same scale
● Limitations
○ • Specific data values are lost—data cannot be reconstructed
○ • Mean and mode cannot be determined

Scatter plot:
● Advantages/Strengths
○ • Shows relationship between two different variables
○ • If a pattern or trend exists within the relationship, generalizations and/or
predictions can be made
● Limitations
○ • Exact data cannot always be determined—only approximate values will be
possible at times
○ • Given there are two values represented at any given point, measures of center
are not informative

Line graph:
● Advantages/Strengths
○ • Shows the change between two different variables (where often one variable
may be time)
● Limitations
○ • Can be misleading due to scale sensitivity
○ • Only appropriate for displaying two variables with one an independent variable
being observed exactly once at consistent intervals

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